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Aug 31, 2020 · Getty Images. Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the Supreme Court and got a symbolic one-rupee fine. Indians have been riveted by a courtroom face off between a...
Aug 31, 2020 · The crisis facing India's Supreme Court. Mr Bhushan's face-off with judiciary began in June, when he posted two tweets to his 1.6 million followers. In one, he commented on a viral photograph of...
Aug 21, 2020 · i. At a time when lawyers are being fined by the Supreme Court for Public Interest Litigations on frivolous issues, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan has been continuing his crusade using this...
Aug 31, 2020 · Getty Images. A prominent Indian lawyer and civil rights activist has been asked to pay a symbolic fine of one rupee after being found guilty of contempt of court. The Supreme Court took action...
Sep 2, 2020 · On 14 August 2020, the Supreme Court delivered its verdict, holding that both tweets amounted to criminal contempt. Strikingly, while rejecting Dave’s submissions, the Supreme Court almost ...
Aug 14, 2020 · India's Supreme Court has found a prominent lawyer and civil rights activist guilty of contempt of court. It took action on its own authority against Prashant Bhushan, 63, for posting tweets that ...
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Aug 17, 2020 · 14 min read. i. Towards the end of its 108-page judgment holding that Prashant Bhushan is guilty of criminal contempt for two recent tweets, the Supreme Court has this to say: “The Indian...
